Question

Then the matter

Of scorching and choking

In sun and air

Browning, hardening

Twisting, withering

And then it is done

(i) Whose 'scorching' and ‘choking’ is the poet talking about?

(a) The leaves of the tree. (b) The stem of the tree.

(c) The flowers of the tree. (d) The roots of the tree.

(ii) What task is being accomplished here?

(a) The decoration of the tree. (b) The cutting of a plant.

(c) The cutting of a tree. (d) The pruning of a tree.

(iii) How is the tree killed finally?

(a) Its roots are burnt by the sun. (b) Its roots are watered by the rain.

(c) Its stem burnt by the sun. (d) Its leaves are burnt by the sun.

(iv) In the poem, the process is symbolic of

(a) removal of a bad habit. (b) leaving behind past.

(c) reliving past. (d) removal of wrong people.

(v) Which word in the extract is the antonym of 'full of vitality’?

(a) Hardening (b) Withering (c) Browning (d) Scorching​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. (b) the stem of the tree

2. (c) the cutting of a tree

3. (a) its roots are burnt by the sun

4. (b) leaving past behind

5. (b) withering

Answer 2

Answer:

i)option b

ii)option c

iii)option a

iv)option b

v)option b